Atlassian·Software Engineer

Atlassian Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

SydneyPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly standard flow at Atlassian: two screening interviews focused on typical data-structure questions, and then a system design interview to close it out.

The whole first part felt normal—paced like a typical screening—and I felt like I was communicating clearly through the problem-solving.

The system design round was where things soured. The interviewer came across as sarcastic and negative throughout the session, and the vibe shifted from “technical discussion” to something unpleasant pretty quickly. Afterward, the recruiter shared feedback attributed to that interviewer, and I felt the write-up didn’t match what had happened. I asked the team to review the interview transcripts to verify my concerns about the fairness and the accuracy of

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